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Old 06-27-16 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Caretaker
Just cycled the Camino in Spain to Santiago de Compostela and was hanging out in the Cathedral plaza watching the mostly walking pilgrims arrive when I spotted these strange looking mountain bikes. Each had a battery pack in the frame triangle and were being ridden by what appeared to be fit young people in their twenties.


I'm in my late 60s and it came as a shock that people obviously capable of riding a bicycle over long distances would find it acceptable to use the assistance of an electric motor.


Am I alone or just an old fogey?
63yo me agrees:

Besides the aesthetic:

Incidence of overweight and obese adults as a percentage of the total population:

Germany: 54.8%
France: 60.7%
Spain: 60.9%
United Kingdom: 63.4%
United States: 68.8%
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